Morning People (Power Rangers in Space)
Mar. 13th, 2011 05:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
estinoseSummary: Zhane and an early-wakening Ashley discuss the future. (Last of the "Destruction... and After" storyline)
Disclaimer: None of the characters belong to me, but instead to Saban. This takes place during "Countdown to Destruction, part 2" (written by Judd Lynn), part of a series detailing the events and aftermath of the two-parter.
This is the twenty-second of the "Destruction... and after" series of stories and was written December 14, 1998.
Morning People
by Estirose
copyright 1998
"Good morning, Ashley," DECA greets me as I enter the bridge. I've gotten up so early that nobody's gotten to bridge duty yet. The only ones here are DECA, Alpha, and, of course, myself.
"Morning, DECA," I reply, settling myself down at the duty station. I wish I was still up here, defending the Earth, instead of having to dodge reporters. But I've got to go to school. Good thing I have my homework done. One less worry.
"Good morning, Ashley. What are you doing here?" Alpha asks.
"I just wanted to stay here for a few minutes," I reply. "If you don't mind?"
"Oh, no, Ashley, I was just checking," Alpha says, and turns off to yet another station, doing what 'he's' always done on the bridge.
"Hey, up early?" Zhane asks. It looks like he's on his way to breakfast. I've already had mine.
"Yeah, thought I'd had enough sleep..."
"You were asleep for only 6.5 hours," DECA butts in unhelpfully. "That is not enough sleep."
I make a face at her camera, but think better of replying. I like DECA, but sometimes the computer gets a bit annoying.
I can't believe how much I miss just living aboard ship, interacting with DECA, Alpha, and the other Rangers. Life was a lot saner then.
Zhane sits down on one of the nearby chairs. "You okay?" he asks.
"I'll be fine. I'll make it through." Now, if *I* only believed that....
"Have you and Andros talked about what you're going to do now?"
I blink. I *know* Zhane picked up on my mood. But he's acting like he didn't notice a thing. "A little bit."
"So, are you coming back to KO-35 with us, then?" Zhane asked eagerly. "We'd be glad to have you back, all of us."
"I know, Zhane, but I want to finish school, if I'm given a chance. Andros agreed with that, so we're going to wait until then. It's only two more years."
*That* had been a very long talk... Andros hadn't been happy. I guess now that we're officially going steady, that I've broken him out of his shell, that he's gotten used to me. It seems like Zhane has, too. He's acting like Andros and I are going to get married the moment both of us fully retire.
"Two more years, huh? Two more years is a long time. Take it, I know...."
"I know, Zhane, but even Rangers have to follow educational requrements. And the press will get bored with us pretty soon." _I hope._
"You sure?"
"I'm sure," I reply, before going back to my instruments. I hear him get up, and then he's gone.
-end
Disclaimer: None of the characters belong to me, but instead to Saban. This takes place during "Countdown to Destruction, part 2" (written by Judd Lynn), part of a series detailing the events and aftermath of the two-parter.
This is the twenty-second of the "Destruction... and after" series of stories and was written December 14, 1998.
Morning People
by Estirose
copyright 1998
"Good morning, Ashley," DECA greets me as I enter the bridge. I've gotten up so early that nobody's gotten to bridge duty yet. The only ones here are DECA, Alpha, and, of course, myself.
"Morning, DECA," I reply, settling myself down at the duty station. I wish I was still up here, defending the Earth, instead of having to dodge reporters. But I've got to go to school. Good thing I have my homework done. One less worry.
"Good morning, Ashley. What are you doing here?" Alpha asks.
"I just wanted to stay here for a few minutes," I reply. "If you don't mind?"
"Oh, no, Ashley, I was just checking," Alpha says, and turns off to yet another station, doing what 'he's' always done on the bridge.
"Hey, up early?" Zhane asks. It looks like he's on his way to breakfast. I've already had mine.
"Yeah, thought I'd had enough sleep..."
"You were asleep for only 6.5 hours," DECA butts in unhelpfully. "That is not enough sleep."
I make a face at her camera, but think better of replying. I like DECA, but sometimes the computer gets a bit annoying.
I can't believe how much I miss just living aboard ship, interacting with DECA, Alpha, and the other Rangers. Life was a lot saner then.
Zhane sits down on one of the nearby chairs. "You okay?" he asks.
"I'll be fine. I'll make it through." Now, if *I* only believed that....
"Have you and Andros talked about what you're going to do now?"
I blink. I *know* Zhane picked up on my mood. But he's acting like he didn't notice a thing. "A little bit."
"So, are you coming back to KO-35 with us, then?" Zhane asked eagerly. "We'd be glad to have you back, all of us."
"I know, Zhane, but I want to finish school, if I'm given a chance. Andros agreed with that, so we're going to wait until then. It's only two more years."
*That* had been a very long talk... Andros hadn't been happy. I guess now that we're officially going steady, that I've broken him out of his shell, that he's gotten used to me. It seems like Zhane has, too. He's acting like Andros and I are going to get married the moment both of us fully retire.
"Two more years, huh? Two more years is a long time. Take it, I know...."
"I know, Zhane, but even Rangers have to follow educational requrements. And the press will get bored with us pretty soon." _I hope._
"You sure?"
"I'm sure," I reply, before going back to my instruments. I hear him get up, and then he's gone.
-end
![](https://p.dreamwidth.org/83f72dde4d2a/-/ravenhyde.icons.ljtoys.org.uk/mi/5268_custom.gif"){kind=icon}